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Concern over pill decline
Monday | May 11 2020PHARMACISTS in Ireland are renewing their push for the oral contraceptive pill to be made available over-the-counter (OTC), after witnessing a 10% drop in dispensing of the medicine since the start of the COVID-19 crisis.
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Migraine medicines to S3
Friday | May 8 2020THE Health Department has confirmed the down-scheduling of sumatriptan and zolmitriptan to become pharmacist-only medicines, including the creation of Appendix H entries for both of the migraine drugs.
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Wholesalers make history
Friday | May 8 2020PEAK wholesaler group the National Pharmaceutical Services Association (NPSA) says its members have distributed more than 70 million Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme medicines over the last two months - more than in any other time in Australian history.
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Pharmacy vital for Govts
Thursday | May 7 2020GOVERNMENTS around the world are being urged to rethink their use of the community pharmacy sector within their health systems as part of future strategies to tackle pandemics.
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Priceline focused on franchisees
Thursday | May 7 2020API-OWNED pharmacy banner group Priceline Pharmacy says it is focused on supporting its franchisees through the COVID-19 crisis, rather than a potential class action lawsuit (PD yesterday).
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COVID ‘a chance to be our best’: SHPA
Thursday | May 7 2020AMID the disruption and uncertainty pharmacists are dealing with, the COVID-19 pandemic is providing the profession with an "opportunity to be the best we can", Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) National President, Peter Fowler, believes.
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COVID fuels notification increase
Thursday | May 7 2020HEIGHTENED consumer concerns fuelled by the COVID-19 pandemic may be a factor in driving an increase in the number of notifications to regulatory bodies, Pharmaceutical Defence Limited (PDL) Professional Officer, Gary West, believes.
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Lawyers plot Priceline class action
Wednesday | May 6 2020SYDNEY-BASED law firm, Levitt Robinson, is calling on current and former Priceline Pharmacy franchisees, with stores based in NSW, Queensland or Victoria, to join a class action suit against the banner group.
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Retailers set out post-COVID protocol
Wednesday | May 6 2020RETAIL groups, including the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, have come together to release a Retail Recovery for COVID-19 protocol aimed to support the reopening of more stores as restrictions are eased in the coming weeks.
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More work to do on 7CPA: Tambassis
Tuesday | May 5 2020NEGOTIATIONS for the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement (7CPA) are ongoing, with a number of issues yet to be resolved, Pharmacy Guild of Australia National President, George Tambassis says.